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Most Popular Baby Names in 2011

Most Popular Baby Names in 2011

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2011: a year dominated by Bridesmaids, the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and the final chapter of Harry Potter at the box office. On the radio, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Rihanna, and Adele were taking over the airwaves.

On the world stage, we had the Arab Spring, the death of Osama bin Laden, and, in more upbeat news, we finally had the royal wedding between William and Kate (more on that later).

Everywhere you went, you were likely to see colored denim and dip-dyed hair.

But what was everyone naming their kids that year? And why? Here’s a look at the top 2011 names for boys and girls.

Most Popular Baby Names in 2011

2011 Boy Names

Kicking off with the boys, we see Jacob holding onto its previously held number 1 spot. With Twilight mania in full swing, although nearing its end, it seems Team Jacob was really winning here with the name Edward nowhere in sight.

In second place is Mason. This was down in 12th place the previous year, having never even been in the top 25 before then, and is thought to have shot up since Kourtney Kardashian decided to give this name to her son.

William rose two places from 5th place in 2010 to 3rd place in 2011, no doubt due to the wonderful royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, now Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.

Most Popular Baby Names in 2011

The fastest-growing boys name on the list is Brantley, being attributed to either country singer Brantley Gilbert or USF quarterback John Brantley. Or maybe even both!

The second-highest riser for the boys is Iker. You may be thinking this is a strange name you’ve never heard of before, but when we tell you that Iker Casillas Fernandez is the internationally renowned goalkeeper for both Real Madrid and the Spanish National team (playing for Spain during their 2010 World Cup win), it makes sense.

Here are the top 2011 baby names for boys:

Most Popular Boy Names in 2011

  1. Jacob
  2. Mason
  3. William
  4. Jayden
  5. Noah
  6. Michael
  7. Ethan
  8. Alexander
  9. Aiden
  10. Daniel
  11. Anthony
  12. Matthew
  13. Elijah
  14. Joshua
  15. Liam
  16. Andrew
  17. James
  18. David
  19. Benjamin
  20. Logan
  21. Christopher
  22. Joseph
  23. Jackson
  24. Gabriel
  25. Ryan
  1. Samuel
  2. John
  3. Nathan
  4. Lucas
  5. Christian
  6. Jonathan
  7. Caleb
  8. Dylan
  9. Landon
  10. Isaac
  11. Gavin
  12. Brayden
  13. Tyler
  14. Luke
  15. Evan
  16. Carter
  17. Nicholas
  18. Isaiah
  19. Owen
  20. Jack
  21. Jordan
  22. Brandon
  23. Wyatt
  24. Julian
  25. Aaron
  1. Jeremiah
  2. Angel
  3. Cameron
  4. Connor
  5. Hunter
  6. Adrian
  7. Henry
  8. Eli
  9. Justin
  10. Austin
  11. Charles
  12. Robert
  13. Thomas
  14. Zachary
  15. Jose
  16. Levi
  17. Kevin
  18. Sebastian
  19. Chase
  20. Ayden
  21. Jason
  22. Ian
  23. Blake
  24. Colton
  25. Bentley
  1. Xavier
  2. Dominic
  3. Oliver
  4. Parker
  5. Josiah
  6. Adam
  7. Cooper
  8. Brody
  9. Nathaniel
  10. Carson
  11. Jaxon
  12. Tristan
  13. Luis
  14. Juan
  15. Hayden
  16. Carlos
  17. Nolan
  18. Jesus
  19. Cole
  20. Alex
  21. Max
  22. Grayson
  23. Bryson
  24. Diego
  25. Jaden

2011 Girl Names

The most popular name for baby girls in 2011 was Sophia, for its first time at number 1 and the 4th different girls name in the top spot in the past 5 years, knocking Isabella from its throne into 2nd place which, just like Jacob over in the boys’ side, is another tasteful reference to the all-powerful Twilight movies. It would seem that perhaps Twilight isn’t so much in full swing as we thought while looking at the boys’ side, with the franchise starting to wind down and with more than its fair share of detractors, perhaps this was as good a sign as any that the franchise’s foothold in pop culture was coming to an end.

Most Popular Baby Names in 2011

Film, TV, and pop culture in general continues to be a trend here with the girls too as you look at the other most popular names from 2011 with Briella being the fastest-growing girls name of the year. One can only assume this was in honor of Jersylicious and Glam Fairy star Briella Calafiore, and Angelique following up as the second biggest climber, named for Angelique Bouchard, the character played by Eva Green in 2010’s remake of the popular 1960’s show Dark Shadows.

Here are the top 2011 baby names for girls:

Most Popular Girl Names in 2011

  1. Sophia
  2. Isabella
  3. Emma
  4. Olivia
  5. Ava
  6. Emily
  7. Abigail
  8. Madison
  9. Mia
  10. Chloe
  11. Elizabeth
  12. Ella
  13. Addison
  14. Natalie
  15. Lily
  16. Grace
  17. Samantha
  18. Avery
  19. Sofia
  20. Aubrey
  21. Brooklyn
  22. Lillian
  23. Victoria
  24. Evelyn
  25. Hannah
  1. Alexis
  2. Charlotte
  3. Zoey
  4. Leah
  5. Amelia
  6. Zoe
  7. Hailey
  8. Layla
  9. Gabriella
  10. Nevaeh
  11. Kaylee
  12. Alyssa
  13. Anna
  14. Sarah
  15. Allison
  16. Savannah
  17. Ashley
  18. Audrey
  19. Taylor
  20. Brianna
  21. Aaliyah
  22. Riley
  23. Camila
  24. Khloe
  25. Claire
  1. Sophie
  2. Arianna
  3. Harper
  4. Peyton
  5. Alexa
  6. Makayla
  7. Julia
  8. Kylie
  9. Kayla
  10. Bella
  11. Katherine
  12. Lauren
  13. Gianna
  14. Maya
  15. Sydney
  16. Serenity
  17. Kimberly
  18. Mackenzie
  19. Autumn
  20. Jocelyn
  21. Faith
  22. Lucy
  23. Jasmine
  24. Stella
  25. Morgan
  1. Alexandra
  2. Trinity
  3. Molly
  4. Madelyn
  5. Scarlett
  6. Genesis
  7. Andrea
  8. Eva
  9. Ariana
  10. Madeline
  11. Brooke
  12. Caroline
  13. Bailey
  14. Melanie
  15. Destiny
  16. Kennedy
  17. Maria
  18. Naomi
  19. London
  20. Payton
  21. Lydia
  22. Ellie
  23. Mariah
  24. Aubree
  25. Kaitlyn

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